Bodybuilders are warning about the health hazards of extreme physiques, often involving steroid use. Too much mass, combined with performing-enhancing drugs, can devastate the heart, liver, and ...

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Fitness influencers lure followers by disclosing the steroid use behind their muscle gains. They're not as honest about serious long-term health risks. Many bodybuilding influencers lie about their ...

The once-taboo topic of anabolic steroid use in the fitness and bodybuilding communities has become its own internet content genre. The movement is championed by some notable names in bodybuilding who ...

Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd ...

Many dedicated lifters acknowledge the rush of adrenaline that can come from lifting weights—but the spike from steroids is another story. What does research indicate about the psychological pull of ...

After using anabolic steroids throughout his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger has told young bodybuilders to not abuse the drug. In his July/August cover story for Men’s Health, Schwarzenegger shared his ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Michael Fransen spends over four hours slumped in a chair at a kidney care center while he receives his dialysis treatment. Fransen ...

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An ex bodybuilder has opened up about taking steroids and the horrible symptoms he had to endure to get his fertility back so he could finally have a baby with his wife of 10 years. It comes as IVF ...